Substitute Carson Pickett scored the winner in the 54th minute and the Orlando Pride beat the San Diego Wave 2-1 in the National Women’s Soccer League on Friday night.

The much-needed win snapped a nine-match winless streak for the Pride (9-8-5). Fourth-place Orlando’s most recent win before Friday came on June 13th.

It was the fourth consecutive home defeat for the Wave (8-7-7), who are now winless in their last six matches.

Elsewhere in the NWSL on Friday, Gotham FC beat the visiting Portland Thorns 3-0 and the first-place Kansas City Current topped the Chicago Stars 4-1.

Lizbeth Ovalle scored her first NWSL goal since signing for the Pride for a league-record $1.5 million fee in August. The Mexican international drilled a low shot past Wave goalkeeper Didi Haračić to make it 1-0 in

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